Tree of the Year

2019-02-17 16:02

A cork oak tree with its stem resembling a large bird, chosen as the French Tree of the Year 2018, is pictured in Ghisonaccia on the island of Corsica. The tree will represent France in "European Tree of the Year 2019" contest on February 28. Photo courtesy: AFP

A cork oak tree with its stem resembling a large bird, chosen as the French Tree of the Year 2018, is pictured in Ghisonaccia on the island of Corsica. The tree will represent France in "European Tree of the Year 2019" contest on February 28. Photo courtesy: AFP

A cork oak tree with its stem resembling a large bird, chosen as the French Tree of the Year 2018, is pictured in Ghisonaccia on the island of Corsica. The tree will represent France in "European Tree of the Year 2019" contest on February 28. Photo courtesy: AFP

A woman taking a picture of a cork oak tree with its stem resembling a large bird, chosen as the French Tree of the Year 2018, in Ghisonaccia on the island of Corsica. The tree will represent France in "European Tree of the Year 2019" contest on February 28. Photo courtesy: AFP

Yves Goletto, who discovered the cork oak tree with its stem resembling a large bird, posing next to the tree in Ghisonaccia on the island of Corsica. The tree will represent France in "European Tree of the Year 2019" contest on February 28. Photo courtesy: AFP

A cork oak tree with its stem resembling a large bird, chosen as the French Tree of the Year 2018, is pictured in Ghisonaccia on the island of Corsica. The tree will represent France in "European Tree of the Year 2019" contest on February 28. Photo courtesy: AFP